The highly talented James, from St. George’s, is nicknamed the Jaguar and certainly pounced to take out his rivals in deadly fashion with a stunning execution of the one lap sprint.

He was up well up with the pace from the gun. He turned on his turbochargers as he rounded the bend and sped away from his hapless opponents with ease.

The Grenadian had signalled his intent weeks ago. Just prior to the 2012 Olympic Games, the modest James said his goal was "just to run fast, and represent my country to the fullest of my ability. That's the main goal and anything that comes after that and is positive, I'm happy with that."

He should be a happy teenager tonight after proving his class yet again. Winning gold in the 400m at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu two days before his 19th birthday, James has continued to make a name for himself.

His world championship gold was his first major international medal in only his fourth professional appearance. The victory in South Korea was also the first senior global medal in track and field for the nation of Grenada.

James maintains Grenada's growing sporting pedigree. Formula One ace Lewis Hamilton and English Premier League footballer Jason Roberts both hail from the nation dubbed the Island of Spice.